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Household of Thomas Brown (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Thomas Brown and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Brown, born in 1829 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Brown, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 9 children; Margaret A (born 1862 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Janet (born 1865 in Scotland), Joseph (born 1868 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1870 in West Ham, Essex, England), Walter (born 1871 in West Ham, Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Eudora (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1876 in Golborne, Lancashire, England) and Nancy (born 1881 in Golborne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Ann Coackley, born in 1800 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Thomas Brown's household

Male

Thomas

Brown

Head
Female

Sarah A

Brown

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Brown

Daughter
Female

Janet

Brown

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Brown

Son
Female

Mary

Brown

Daughter
Male

Walter

Brown

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Daughter
Female

Eudora

Brown

Daughter
Female

Ann

Brown

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Brown

Daughter
Female

Ann

Coackley

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Brown
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Brown

Head

Married

52

1829

Preston, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Brown

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Brown

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Janet

Brown

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Scotland

Joseph

Brown

Son

Single

13

1868

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Brown

Daughter

Single

11

1870

West Ham, Essex, England

Walter

Brown

Son

Single

10

1871

West Ham, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Eudora

Brown

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Ann

Brown

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Brown

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Golborne, Lancashire, England

Ann

Coackley

Mother In Law

Widow

81

1800

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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